Crime & Safety
Human Remains Discovered In Pittsburgh Neighborhood
Police made a startling discovery in a Pittsburgh neighborhood on Sunday.
PITTSBURGH, PA — Human remains were discovered Sunday afternoon in the city's South Side Slopes section.
Police were called to the scene in a wooded area in the 2400 block of Burnam Street, where they came across the skeletal remains.
The Allegheny County Medical Examiner and Pittsburgh Police’s Violent Crime Unit detectives are attempting to identify the remains and determine the cause and manner of death.
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The investigation is ongoing.
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